Collection auction number 4 continues the theme of Russian seasons in the XX century and in this time covers foreign history of Russian ballet and musical theatre from 1910-х 1960-е years

the auction Catalogue — illustrated encyclopedia representing the Russian ballets of Sergei Diaghilev, Russian ballet Monte-Карло Colonel Basil repertory of Nikita baliev and other legendary theatrical figures.

See the auction catalog in pdf format.

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up For auction nearly 400 lots. Among them, unique autographs of Feodor Chaliapin, Matilda Kshesinskaya, Anna Pavlova, Leonid myasina, Tamara Karsavina, Alexandra Malinina, Stanislas Idzikowski, Tamara Tumanova, Rudolf Nureyev and Margot Fontaine; original photos of stars of the Russian ballet 1920-50-х years; art editions with illustrations, including pachuari, the famous Russian and French artists léon Bakst, Natalia Goncharova, Mikhail Larionov, Pablo Picasso, andré Derain, Marc Chagall, Marie laurencin; as well as programs, booklets and posters presentations of Russian artists around the world. Several lots to programs attached ticket stubs for performances.

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Separate strings of the auction will be a selection of sketches of scenery and costumes, performed by Mstislav I fear nothing for performances of the State theatre of Lithuania (Kaunas), Drama theater in düsseldorf 1930-х years and productions at the Metropolitan-опера (new-Йорк) in 1950-х years.

Top-лоты auction:

• autograph of F. I. Shalyapin, 1908 on the front of the picture presented by his friend, Colonel D. I. Oznobishin;
• photograph of Anna Pavlova during her tour in Cairo in 1923;
• photograph of Anna Pavlova, the Swan, created in 1920-х years, with the ballerina's autograph. The picture included in the set of preparatory materials for the book about the life and work of Pavlova;
• the autograph of Anna Pavlova — a letter on the letterhead of her charity Foundation "House of Anna Pavlova for Russian children" (1922);
• personal letters of Matilda Kshesinskaya, the Faith of Nemchinovo, Margot Fontaine and др.;

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• illustrated with sketches by Leon Bakst for the ballet "the Sleeping beauty";
• the book "Theatre of Sergei Diaghilev. DOE. Stage incarnation" (1924), published in the genre of livre d'artiste introductory text by Jean Cocteau, heliogravure and pocharam Marie laurencin;
• poster presentations Russian ballets of Sergey Diaghilev at the theatre Alhambra in London in 1919, made by Pablo Picasso;
• poster presentations by Mikhail Mordkin and his troupe "Russian ballet" in the United States in 1925;
• the costumes of the characters to the scene of a Walpurgis night, created by Mstislav I fear nothing for the Opera "Faust" staged by the State theatre of Lithuania in 1931.

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